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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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